Decide how many receipts you are going to need. This is dependent on what you sell. If you sell an item or items that people use every day or very regularly, you are going to need a lot of receipts to accommodate all the sales you will be making (hopefully). If you sell large, one-time commodities such as houses or boats, you may need considerably less receipts. It’s always best to err on the side of having too many receipts though, just in case business is good.
Make a list of all the items you have for sale. These receipts are going to have to be used for all of them, so make sure that whatever you put on the receipts is able to accommodate everything. As businesses grow and expand, they may start dealing in other wares. At that point, you’ll probably need new receipts, but you’ll have the money for it.
Accommodate all the different types of payments you will accept. If you take cash, money orders, credit cards, bricks of gold or I.O.U.s, make sure you put a check box on your receipt for that payment method. This will help you or your accountant a great deal when you have to balance the books.
Leave a space for quantity. You will definitely need a spot for how much the transaction costs. But depending on what you are selling, you will also need to mark down how much of something was sold. If you are selling topsoil or fuel, then you will need to know how many yards or gallons you’ve sold.
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